COMMUNISM IN AMERICA.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1367, 3 July 1878, Page 3

COMMUNISM IN AMERICA.

The “New York Tribune” has an editorial on the recent Communistic outcroppings, closing thus: —“ We do not believe it can ever be the ruling power in the United States, it can easily become the tyrant in certain localities —the mining districts of Pennsylvania, the turbulent city of San Francisco, and some other regions ; and whenever the flume of insurrection breaks out, we in Now York can hardly escape attack. It is well to, look at the situation carefully, and to consider how we shall meet it; above all, how we shad awake in our children the conservative religious sentiment which animated our fathers.” A Communistic society has just been discovered in Parkersburg. It has between 500 and 600 members, and is officered and drilled. The members are reticent. The meetings are secret. Other societies exist in the State. An American journal has the following Tho growth of Communism in this country seems to be rapid, and is really becoming so alarming that law and order elements would n-U ro take decided action in opposition to its further spread. It was but the other day that the New York “ World,” tho leading Democratic newspaper in the United States, gave a graphic and startling description of a Communist settlement in the princij'r , .^ ll l‘ mercial city of the country. individuals to whom fW journal referred were ail foreign refugees and French professional revolutionists, who are working night and day with tbo most unremitting you! to propagato their mischievous doctrines, and inaugurate bloodshed in t he country of their adoption. They are reported to bo thoroughly organised, and'to maintain regular correspon ■

dence with Communists all over the world. They are described as “ the reddest of Red Republicans, professional revolutionists, as implacable enemies to the Government under which they now live as th- y were under the Imperial, and, more recently, to the Republican Government in France.” Not only are they in communication with the revolutionary element in European countries, but claim to have organisations in many portions of the United States, and profess to already possess great power for harm, and are sanguine in the belief that the day is not far distant which will aff >rd them the desired opportunity to assort their power- a power which is not designed to help mankind, but rather to carry dismay to the human race. Revolution and bloodshed are the cardinal principles of the wicked, dangerous, law-defying element. They seek not to build up, but rather to destroy, and hope, by the use of the faggot, and the sword, to deal devastation and death whenever and wherever they find themselves strong enough to carry out their fiendish designs. A Chicago despatch of the 25th instant conveys the information that great interest is manifested in the movement of Communists in that city. It is reported that they are actively at work drilling and arming with breech-loading rifles. “Upon being questioned, they profess that they are preparing for future emergencies, but say they will act merely in self defence, and will not foment disorder. There are about 8000 of them in this country, and it is stated that from 1000 to 2000 are armed and drilled weekly.” These imaginary emergencies will readily be found to be real ones as soon as the evil-designing, blood-thirsty scoundrels think they are ready to meet them. Under Kearney’s directions military organisations have been formed in San Francisco, and while members of these (political) companies are drilling, their chief and leader, Kearney, endeavours, in a small way, perhaps, to place himself in full accord with the Paris Commune in getting into trouble with the Church authorities. Edward Mtigy, the French Communist and murderer, voluntarily assisted in the assassination of Archbishop Darboy, while Kearney has thus far contented himself with verbal abuse of Archbishop Alemany. There is only one attitude for citizens who prefer law and order to Communism and anarchy to assume, and that is to unitedly set their faces against the threatening evil, and effectually prevent it from gaining anything like a strong foothold on American soil.